Executive Summary
Cables and wires provide the interconnections between the sources of
electrical power, telecommunications networks and all types of equipment that
are used by industrial, commercial and domestic customers by service industries
such as medical and educational establishments and by the military authorities.
The core businesses, as defined by standard industrial classification (SIC)
code 3410 and the British Cable Makers Confederation (BCMC), basically include:
energy cables for the transmission of electrical energy at low, medium and high
voltages; telecommunications cables of metallic or optical fibre construction;
data cables for transmitting large volumes of data utilised by commercial
organisations and institutions; control cables for operating a wide range of
light to heavy equipment; and winding wires for all types of electric motors
and light to heavy transformers.
The UK market size for these core products was estimated by Key Note at
£1.07bn in 1995 and this is forecast to grow to £1.29bn by the end of
the decade, giving a total increase of around 20% over this period in real
terms, i.e. at 1995 prices. The market for energy cables is currently estimated
to account for approximately 55% of total domestic demand, telecommunications
cable for 22%, data and control cables for 17% and winding wire 6%.
By the year 2000, the UK market for energy cables will have declined
significantly, both by value and market share, whereas the market for
telecommunications, data and control cables will expand continuously throughout
the period. Consequently, there will be an even greater dependence on overseas
markets for the manufacturers of the higher-value energy cables. Their markets
for low-technology and low-value cables in the UK will be increasingly supplied
by imports.
Growth of exports to mature and developing markets is of fundamental importance
for all categories of cable and wire, because the potential for growth in the
UK is limited by the comprehensiveness of the existing networks and relatively
low growth prospects for the UK economy for the next few years. Much of the new
investment will be to reinforce the infrastructure and for improving safety and
security in the reliability of the networks.
First Edition 1996
Edited by Kim Potts
ISBN 1-85765-529-X
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